FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez ~ 10 April 2023

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[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight’s Canteen and for honoring this Hero, Kathy!

[The Mayor]

April 10

Strength in Weakness

Bible in a Year:

• 1 Samuel 15–16
• Luke 10:25–42

The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men.”

Judges 7:2

When my son was nearly three, I needed an operation that would require a month or more of recovery. Prior to the procedure, I imagined myself in bed while stacks of dirty dishes accumulated in the sink. I wasn’t sure how I’d take care of an active toddler and couldn’t picture myself standing in front of the stove to cook our meals. I dreaded the impact my weakness would have on the rhythm of our lives.

God intentionally weakened Gideon’s forces before his troops confronted the Midianites. First, those who were afraid were allowed to leave—twenty-two thousand men went home (Judges 7:3). Then, of the ten thousand who remained, only those who scooped water into their hands to drink could stay. Just three hundred men were left, but this disadvantage prevented the Israelites from relying on themselves (vv. 5–6). They couldn’t say, “My own strength has saved me” (v. 2).

Many of us experience times when we feel drained and powerless. When this happened to me, I realized how much I needed God. He encouraged me inwardly through His Spirit and outwardly through the helpfulness of friends and family. I had to let go of my independence for a while, but this taught me how to lean more fully on God. Because “[His] power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9), we can have hope when we can’t meet our needs on our own. .

Reflect & Pray

How have you experienced God’s power made perfect in your weakness? How could you help someone who’s experiencing weakness?

God, I want my life to display Your power, even in weakness. Help me to depend more on You each day, and to feel Your strength when I struggle.

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hope you had a great Easter, and now all your ducks are in a row and ready to take on the new week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...we must remember them, our heroes.

[ansel12]

His story is extraordinary.

I almost stopped at his house once when I was driving through his town, I was heading over there but then figured it was too early and I continued on my out-of-state drive.

This doesn’t matter much in things like this, but I do like the happy coincidence of seeing Reagan’s name as the president who made the award to him.

[PROCON]

Here's an Easter bunny for you, Kathy.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Hall of Heroes: Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez ~

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[BatGuano]

Hello Kathy,
I hope that you have had a blessed Easter as all Christians have had today.
As we live our lives, having been blessed from our beginning, continue to “do unto others have you would have them do to you.”
It should be as easy as that so why not?
God Bless MSGT Roy Benavides, for his heroism, Amen.
Sincerely,
Your friend Bat

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

That he survived all of those injuries is a miracle. A breath-taking read.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

This certainly has been a day to stay inside up there. Yikes! Snow, and I read it’s the coldest Easter on record for Anchorage. BRRRRRRR

[luvie]

Howdy, Night Owls! This is to honor Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez....a Tough Texan, Army Hero and Medal of Honor recipient! What a guy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...hope your Easter day was wonderful, and you and Tippy were able to enjoy some outdoor time.

It has been gently snowing here all day. We had spring for a week or so, but everything is white again now, and all the trees are flocked.

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It was such a beautiful spring day that Tippy and i walked two miles this morning.

Praise the lord...I hope to get back to my former four mile hikes with Tippy very soon.

Blue has a fuel leak that needs to be addressed before I can bring her home, so it will probably be another week or so before i am riding again.

The tulips and daffodils are coming up, and the earth is coming back to life.

No matter how nasty the winter is, Spring always arrives. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, ansel12, for sharing your experience.

I agree with you...I like that it was a great President who presented his Medal of Honor.

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Sorry about the snow...I hope it doesn’t accumulate.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Now THAT is an Easter bunny. LOL!